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. >> susie: joining us now with more on the chinese consumer and the economy, nicholas consonery, asia analyst at the eurasia group. nick we've heard this story before from nike, mcdonald's, tiffany's recently. how serious is this consumer slow-down in china? >> well, susie, it hasn't been too bad quite yet. it's very clear for the past year and a half, really, the chinese economy has been slowing pretty drastically when you consider that we're talking about an economy growing at 10% a year just four years ago. the financial crisis has had a really-- a very noteworthy impact on the economy. growth there is clearly slowing, but that hasn't really bled into the consumer demand picture quite as much yet. so far, where we've seen the slow-down is on the investment side and export side, less than on the consumer demand story. we're starting to see that happen just now. >> susie: let's talk a little bit on the consumer side. we know that american brands, popular brands, are popular with the up-and-coming chinese consumer. is this do you think a short-term phenomenon, or do you think that chi
. >> susie: joining us now with more on the chinese consumer and the economy, nicholas consonery, asia analyst at the eurasia group. nick we've heard this story before from nike, mcdonald's, tiffany's recently. how serious is this consumer slow-down in china? >> well, susie, it hasn't been too bad quite yet. it's very clear for the past year and a half, really, the chinese economy has been slowing pretty drastically when you consider that we're talking about an economy growing at...
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allied countries also called for swift international action to end the bloodshed in syria.in in central asia, a military plane crashed early this morning in kazakhstan, killing 27in people, including the country's head of border security.ll the russian-made aircraft went down near the southern city of shymkent. the dead also included seven crew members and 19 border guards. there was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, but kazakhstan has been plagued by heavy winds and snow in recent weeks. the long-time actor charles durning died monday at his home in new york. he came to be known as the "king of the character actors" in a 50-year career that spanned 5 broadway, the movies and television. along the way, he earned two oscar nominations. one was for his role as the corrupt governor in "the best little whorehouse in texas" in 1982. i and in "tootsie," he played the9 unwitting suitor of dustin hoffman, who was posing as a female soap opera star. charles durning was 89 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. a now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we turn to politics and part two o
allied countries also called for swift international action to end the bloodshed in syria.in in central asia, a military plane crashed early this morning in kazakhstan, killing 27in people, including the country's head of border security.ll the russian-made aircraft went down near the southern city of shymkent. the dead also included seven crew members and 19 border guards. there was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, but kazakhstan has been plagued by heavy winds and snow in recent...
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. >> we are now working in europe and starting to get going in the middle east and asia. so there's absolutely no bounds to what this can do. >> reporter: arrowsight's technology is also widely used by the meat industry; in some cases, boosting productivity by more than 10%. the biggest barrier to adoption of the technology is not employee backlash, it's money. >> the most difficult thing about a new technology or new service is getting companies that didn't have this anywhere in their budget to create a budget line for it. >> reporter: but north shore hospital says its investment has more than paid off. >> it probably costs at least $40,000 to treat every serious m.r.s.a. infection. if we can eliminate just a handful of those in a year, we've easily paid for it. >> reporter: already, the hospital is planning to expand its video monitoring to other departments, including improving operating room safety and efficiency. erika miller, "n.b.r.," manhasset, new york. >> bob baur is the chief global economist at principle global investors, with $275 billion on management. bob,
. >> we are now working in europe and starting to get going in the middle east and asia. so there's absolutely no bounds to what this can do. >> reporter: arrowsight's technology is also widely used by the meat industry; in some cases, boosting productivity by more than 10%. the biggest barrier to adoption of the technology is not employee backlash, it's money. >> the most difficult thing about a new technology or new service is getting companies that didn't have this anywhere...
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why would you ruin your life if nothing is going to happen. >> all the nations of south asia have had female prime ministers, all have female cabinet secretaries. they've had female party leaders, potential governors. how come they haven't taken up the cause of the wide spread and-- widely understood cruelty against women in their country? >> well, all elected governments are-- their hands are always tied by the social morees and cultural constriction of that country, their own country and india is a thriving democracy but it is also very conservative. and there are many traditions which would prevent those kibsd of things that from happening. so i think it's great that we have female leaders right now, the head of the governing party in india is a woman but that doesn't mean that she can make her only issue that of women's issues. if the rest of the government isn't going to follow along, india's government is very constricted in many ways from what it can do. so unfortunately this hasn't been made a big case, a big issue of yet so far but i actually think that this could be the time
why would you ruin your life if nothing is going to happen. >> all the nations of south asia have had female prime ministers, all have female cabinet secretaries. they've had female party leaders, potential governors. how come they haven't taken up the cause of the wide spread and-- widely understood cruelty against women in their country? >> well, all elected governments are-- their hands are always tied by the social morees and cultural constriction of that country, their own...
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asia, some good yields over there. if you look at apple's stock, well down from over 700 to 500, yielding 2%. the 10-year treasury is yielding less than that. so looking at stocks makes some sense. fixed income markets actually scare me a little bit, the bond markets because it is so low yield and high-priced. >> susie: mike, can we squeeze in a chetio question about china. a lot of investors are wondering about the investment in china. a lot of american companies saying they're seeing a real slowdown. what is your take on china? >> there is no question they had a slowdown engineered by the government. they did a slowdown in 2008 and 2010, and they said they're going to stop that. and business has bottomed out and is in fact, turning up. it is interesting, susie, in the last week, december 3rd, the most recent bottom in the shanghai market, which has been a being downer, does pit the market going up 6.5%, and the market is up 6.5%. so the markets beginning to believe it is getting better as well. >> susie: thank you ve
asia, some good yields over there. if you look at apple's stock, well down from over 700 to 500, yielding 2%. the 10-year treasury is yielding less than that. so looking at stocks makes some sense. fixed income markets actually scare me a little bit, the bond markets because it is so low yield and high-priced. >> susie: mike, can we squeeze in a chetio question about china. a lot of investors are wondering about the investment in china. a lot of american companies saying they're seeing a...
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chevron is buying a stake in two canadian shale gas fields as well as a facility to ship the gas to asia. chevron's canadian unit is buying out encana and e.o.g. resources and will become an equal partner with apache. terms of the deal were not disclosed. shares of chevron ended down less than 1%. encana was down just over 2%. e.o.g. resources was down fractionally. federal agencies are looking into allegations that regions financial bank improperly classified loans that went bad during the financial crisis. the government inquiries include subpoenas from the s.e.c. and other bank officials that are part of a civil lawsuit against the bank. shares of regions financial fell nearly 2% to just below $7 a share. as erika mentioned earlier, consumers were out in force trying to squeeze in their last few hours of christmas shopping. one of those retailers hoping to get a boost from shoppers looking for a bargain is j.c. penney. analysts at oppenheimer say the retailer's aggressive price promotions will drive traffic into the stores and boost the company's turnaround efforts. over the past year
chevron is buying a stake in two canadian shale gas fields as well as a facility to ship the gas to asia. chevron's canadian unit is buying out encana and e.o.g. resources and will become an equal partner with apache. terms of the deal were not disclosed. shares of chevron ended down less than 1%. encana was down just over 2%. e.o.g. resources was down fractionally. federal agencies are looking into allegations that regions financial bank improperly classified loans that went bad during the...
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there's more open coming from-- optimistic from charter financial analysts who are reporting out of asia pa sick markets, feeling better about the prospects for the global economy. which after all do drive equity prices. >> susie: now that you bring up the economy, let's look at exactly what the results are, when ask you what the outlook for the global economic growth would be, 40% felt that the global economy would expand, 20% felt that there might be contraction. and europe continues to struggle in 2013. can you tell us a little bit more, give us more color on those results? >> sure. there is more ownership about-- optimism than economic growth than last year. but there are concerns. the european debt crisis is the largest one and also very interestingly despite the fact that stock market levels have recovered broadly speaking to prefinancial crisis levels, our members are very concerned about the crisis of confidence driven by ethical issues in the finance industry itself. and that is something that we pay great deal of attention to. is restoring confidence through better ethics in th
there's more open coming from-- optimistic from charter financial analysts who are reporting out of asia pa sick markets, feeling better about the prospects for the global economy. which after all do drive equity prices. >> susie: now that you bring up the economy, let's look at exactly what the results are, when ask you what the outlook for the global economic growth would be, 40% felt that the global economy would expand, 20% felt that there might be contraction. and europe continues to...
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watson pharmaceuticals snatched up actavis, opening up new markets in eastern europe and southeast asia. mylan pharmaceuticals could be next to go on a shopping spree; it's sitting on about $4 billion in cash. while generic drug makers explore options for boosting sales, here in the u.s., an aging population and the rollout of the affordable care act could be another growth opportunity. analysts believe the generic drug makers could see a 40% jump in revenues once the a.c.a. is fully implemented. >> if you look at where a lot of companies are focused today, it is in the disease states that are relevant to an aging population. >> reporter: new drugs and new markets may help spark revenue growth, but the 10,000-pound gorilla is a newer category of products known as bio-similars, which are proteins made in living cells that are oftentimes used to treat cancer. they are a lot more difficult to copy but could also carry fatter profit margins. ruben ramirez, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: on wall street progress on the fiscal cliff negotiations sparked broad-based gains on wall street, helping
watson pharmaceuticals snatched up actavis, opening up new markets in eastern europe and southeast asia. mylan pharmaceuticals could be next to go on a shopping spree; it's sitting on about $4 billion in cash. while generic drug makers explore options for boosting sales, here in the u.s., an aging population and the rollout of the affordable care act could be another growth opportunity. analysts believe the generic drug makers could see a 40% jump in revenues once the a.c.a. is fully...
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paul left and went to western turkey, or asia minor, and greece. for the next ten years, from 50 to roughly 60, paul will concentrate all of his efforts in this region of the aegean basin. it's probably ephesus and the areas immediately around ephesus that will be his most important base of operations. ephesus was a cosmopolitan environment. the inscriptions and the statues and the artwork and the buildings all tell us that this is really a crossroads of culture and religious life throughout the mediterranean world. >> when you read jesus' parables, you immediately think of agriculture, you think of peasants, you think of landowners, you think of farming. when you read paul's letters, you think of the school, you think of the philosopher, you think of the orator, you think of the city. >> in paul's view, at least, the city was the natural environment, if you will, for christianity. he has a way of coming back to the same city, he has a way of visiting new cities and talking about visiting new cities, and it was cities that he was going to, not just
paul left and went to western turkey, or asia minor, and greece. for the next ten years, from 50 to roughly 60, paul will concentrate all of his efforts in this region of the aegean basin. it's probably ephesus and the areas immediately around ephesus that will be his most important base of operations. ephesus was a cosmopolitan environment. the inscriptions and the statues and the artwork and the buildings all tell us that this is really a crossroads of culture and religious life throughout...
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>> i think that -- iran straddles an ancient migration path into central asia and ideally it would be wonderful to set off on foot across iran. i'm going to see what relations are like in the late 2015, hopefully they're well enough, good enough, to allow me to go through iran. >> sreenivasan: if there's a necessary detour, how long does that take to get around? >> it's a big place to walk around. part of the beauty, i think, of this long project is that there are going to be obstacles that i don't know answers to about how to get around them until i get there. and we'll see. sarin dip city a big part of this project. >> sreenivasan: what are the types of steps you've been taking? you've been planning this for a last couple years. visas? immunizations. what else? >> there's a lot of logistical planning that's gone into getting mainly governments comfortable with somebody walking through their territories. it's an unusual request, as you might imagine. but a lot of it also is just finding the stories enroute, pre-reporting them and, frankly, leaving some of it open. don't overplan it.
>> i think that -- iran straddles an ancient migration path into central asia and ideally it would be wonderful to set off on foot across iran. i'm going to see what relations are like in the late 2015, hopefully they're well enough, good enough, to allow me to go through iran. >> sreenivasan: if there's a necessary detour, how long does that take to get around? >> it's a big place to walk around. part of the beauty, i think, of this long project is that there are going to be...
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the republican party couldn't stop producing all that discourse about asia, about china. asian americans are sitting there listening to this. and they're like, "that's kind of crazy." you know? they couldn't stop with all that homophobia. gay americans are sitting there thinking, "you know, these people are nuts, man. do i want them four years in office?" and the latino community spent the last four years being a punching bag for this country's economic decline and being sort of connected one to one with this idea that latinos are all criminal -- illegal immigrants -- you know, undocumented. and so i think lots of folks were thinking, you know, "this guy is no good." now will it ever be this clear again? will folks feel that this one candidate is against all of them? i'm not sure. but it's a lot of power for the first time. >> but part of the republicans got it. there are some people in washington, on capitol hill, who say, "we got the message. and we're going to change." what if they pivot? >> well, but wouldn't it be nice to have a real conservative party in this countr
the republican party couldn't stop producing all that discourse about asia, about china. asian americans are sitting there listening to this. and they're like, "that's kind of crazy." you know? they couldn't stop with all that homophobia. gay americans are sitting there thinking, "you know, these people are nuts, man. do i want them four years in office?" and the latino community spent the last four years being a punching bag for this country's economic decline and being...
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evolved into a very explicit policy of execution that probably was the model throughout a good deal of asia minor-- what's now modern turkey. and that policy was to ask the question; if the answer is no, "fine, go sacrifice." if they couldn't sacrifice, then that was proof that they were christian, and they could be executed. so pliny thought, ultimately, that once the matter was settled, that he was doing the right thing, that he was saving the empire from the spread of a dangerous and seditious movement. >> narrator: it was precisely their unwillingness to make public sacrifice to the emperor and the gods that made christians seem antisocial and seditious. >> religion was one of the most important features of the maintenance of the state. one offered sacrifices on certain days as a part of the celebration of the... the founding of the state. one offered sacrifices on the birthday of the emperor. cities very often mounted these enormous celebrations to celebrate the emperors, and all the populace would have been expected to come and join in. >> narrator: at these great public ceremonials,
evolved into a very explicit policy of execution that probably was the model throughout a good deal of asia minor-- what's now modern turkey. and that policy was to ask the question; if the answer is no, "fine, go sacrifice." if they couldn't sacrifice, then that was proof that they were christian, and they could be executed. so pliny thought, ultimately, that once the matter was settled, that he was doing the right thing, that he was saving the empire from the spread of a dangerous...
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wants to have a beachhead it was done in terms of controlling central asia oil and gas resources and that's another story as well we should talk about resources if we don't change this model which is the french. you know it's waste it's a waste model basically. fossil fuels this thing is going to explode with the middle class middle class and inside the capital the western capitalist system within the next few years is that even decades in fact when we have. what's happening in greece spain parts of. porch ago when this singer hits the norse in european countries any it will inevitably maybe not german maybe not germany because germany has a very sound economy they have their export mall though they are doing a strategic alliances with russia in terms of oil and gas as well they are sustainable but the rest of europe with the exception of about germany and scandinavia is not then we going to have sort of. by wall street movement inside western europe as well and this is going to happen within the next few years all right gentlemen because the market itself is unsustainable going to j
wants to have a beachhead it was done in terms of controlling central asia oil and gas resources and that's another story as well we should talk about resources if we don't change this model which is the french. you know it's waste it's a waste model basically. fossil fuels this thing is going to explode with the middle class middle class and inside the capital the western capitalist system within the next few years is that even decades in fact when we have. what's happening in greece spain...
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for some the answer is clear, asia. >> earlier this month u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton visited china and some asian countries. the obama administration is highlighting its policy shift, which places new emphasis on the asia-pacific region. >> the primary long-term emerging threat which requires a large military, according to some, is china. the chinese understandably are very leery of the u.s. descriptions of its policy, including, including phrases like "pivot to east asia" and "united states has always been a pacific power." um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend to do it and we haven't
for some the answer is clear, asia. >> earlier this month u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton visited china and some asian countries. the obama administration is highlighting its policy shift, which places new emphasis on the asia-pacific region. >> the primary long-term emerging threat which requires a large military, according to some, is china. the chinese understandably are very leery of the u.s. descriptions of its policy, including, including phrases like "pivot to...
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reference currency all over southeast asia nowadays it's not the us dollar anymore it's the new one and now you can change it you one virtually everywhere even in a shopping mall in bangkok for that matter so it's going to be the future reference carus and trade between china is going to grow exponentially so there's no need for a war what do we have is a competition for a gemini between china india and the us it involves not only the south china sea but this whole arc that goes from the arabian sea across the south china sea and the norse china sea as well where japan in north korea that's in the careers are involved as well but this is a big difference a big power play basically between the u.s. and china and india who wants to more or less control what goes on in an indian ocean we all know that in the future these three all have to live in the same waters the chinese navy the indian navy and u.s. navy so that brings us to the u.s. pivoting announced by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of thing towards asia then we're going to have a conf
reference currency all over southeast asia nowadays it's not the us dollar anymore it's the new one and now you can change it you one virtually everywhere even in a shopping mall in bangkok for that matter so it's going to be the future reference carus and trade between china is going to grow exponentially so there's no need for a war what do we have is a competition for a gemini between china india and the us it involves not only the south china sea but this whole arc that goes from the...
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over time ok look i have basically agree i agree with alex on in terms of when i travel in central asia for instance their model is not the us their model is western europe there's absolutely no question about that well when you consider that we live in stone which is one of the most absurd in the murder of dictatorial regimes in the world but nobody says anything about those because then they do ask because they are allied with the u.s. or specially the u.s. wants to have a beach area to stand in terms of controlling central asian oil and gas resources and that's another story as well we should talk about resources if we don't change this model which is the french. you know it's waste it's a waste model basically. fossil fuels this thing is going to explode with the middle class middle class and inside the capital the western capitalist system within the next few years is not even decades. in fact when the we have this what's happening in greece spain. and portugal when this singer hits the norse in european countries any it will inevitably maybe north german maybe not germany because
over time ok look i have basically agree i agree with alex on in terms of when i travel in central asia for instance their model is not the us their model is western europe there's absolutely no question about that well when you consider that we live in stone which is one of the most absurd in the murder of dictatorial regimes in the world but nobody says anything about those because then they do ask because they are allied with the u.s. or specially the u.s. wants to have a beach area to stand...
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looks like a positive start to the asia-pacific so far this friday. we'll see where trading takes us. here's a look at some other markets. >>> myanmar's president spoke the nation on wednesday in a speech broadcast state run television and radio stations. he described his country as falling far short of the international standards for good governance and urged government workers to do more. >> the president also said reforms are needed from the grassroots level up to the level of the central government. he called for the cooperation of bureaucrats as well as the general public to achieve a government free of corruption. he has been president since march of 2011. he has since been promoting a package of democratization and economic reforms. his efforts won the agreements of western countries to ease economic sanctions imposed during myanmar's military regime. now he's trying to turn around the country's economy, which is the weakest among asean member countries. myanmar has the geopolitical challenge of being placed near india and the rest of southeast
looks like a positive start to the asia-pacific so far this friday. we'll see where trading takes us. here's a look at some other markets. >>> myanmar's president spoke the nation on wednesday in a speech broadcast state run television and radio stations. he described his country as falling far short of the international standards for good governance and urged government workers to do more. >> the president also said reforms are needed from the grassroots level up to the level of...
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it has central asia on one hand. this regime may have trouble yet transform itself and it may be overthrown but there will always be iran. saudi arabia is more tenuous. it's the creation of a family. it's not synonymous with of the arabian peninsula. there are -- they've always had trouble keeping them in line being more cosmopolitan, so you know, in iran is very strongly institutionalized. it's not a one-man -- it has different centers of power that or against each other and a complex bureaucratic border. again the gift of the iranian plateau and the. i would say that our brand strategy has to be that the u.s. has been estranged for the third of the century between 48 and 72. at some point and this is what they think about there has to be the u.s.. does all of iran support the nuclear program but it's unclear all of iran supports nuclear weapons, you know, there's a distinction so the critical factor is what do we need to do to normalize relations with iraq. the answer may be a very strong military reaction if the w
it has central asia on one hand. this regime may have trouble yet transform itself and it may be overthrown but there will always be iran. saudi arabia is more tenuous. it's the creation of a family. it's not synonymous with of the arabian peninsula. there are -- they've always had trouble keeping them in line being more cosmopolitan, so you know, in iran is very strongly institutionalized. it's not a one-man -- it has different centers of power that or against each other and a complex...
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the project could become a logistic hub serving the whole of southeast asia. on monday he took a one-day trip to myanmar's port town on the indian ocean. she met with the president to discuss the $50 billion u.s. dollar project which includes a deep seaport and power plants. it was the first visit by a thai prime minister since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in 2008 to develop the area. >> translator: by april of next year, clearer details should be available, and we should also be able it to invite investors to join the prakt. >> the dawei project is set to become the major access point connecting the indian on or about ocean to the south china he sea. it should be a new trading route for thailand and for myanmar a gateway for foreign investment. the project gained extra attention since myanmar launched the open door policy along with economic and credit reforms. >>> land mines and unexploded ordinane ordnance is the danger of war. we have the story. >> a small village in eastern afghanistan mourns the loss of its children. on monday t
the project could become a logistic hub serving the whole of southeast asia. on monday he took a one-day trip to myanmar's port town on the indian ocean. she met with the president to discuss the $50 billion u.s. dollar project which includes a deep seaport and power plants. it was the first visit by a thai prime minister since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in 2008 to develop the area. >> translator: by april of next year, clearer details should be available, and...
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by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of thing towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks if they go for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospect for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know began the i mean you know nato is nato a force for good ok because it's looking to the pacific now over. well i mean nato is reaching out to countries like australia and japan to intensify their cooperation but i'll give you an example of that you just mentioned a country where terrorists are very often and that is libya if it had not been for nato colonel gadhafi would have murdered the inhabitants of him god i don't know that we don't know that how do you know that you know the history you know that we . will now that his or anyone who has held you will have a sky for twenty years thirty years is a crazy guy don't listen to him when he makes one statement then you listen to him it doesn't make any logical sense at all his
by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of thing towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks if they go for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospect for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know began the i mean you know nato is nato a force for good ok because it's looking to the pacific now over. well i mean nato is...
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thailand's models show is one of the biggest in southeast asia. it kicked up last weekend attracting consumers to a new set of wheels. japan's honda has unveiled an eco friendly new brand for asian markets. rival nissan is showing it is popular compact car with more options to customize the interior of body color. 2012 has been a landmark year for the thai auto industry. annual production passed 2 million units. >> translator: today is the day we celebrate the great success of the local automobile industry. i believe we will be back celebrating production of 3 million units in the very near future. >> translator: we could recover from the floods in a very short period. since the recovery we have received many bookings and now we are operating at full capacity. still, with many back orders waiting. >> reporter: the floods of 11 are a bad memory for the industry. auto makers and their suppliers were severely impacted. many plants were forced to close. thailand status as an important production base hasn't changed. the industry has quickly got back o
thailand's models show is one of the biggest in southeast asia. it kicked up last weekend attracting consumers to a new set of wheels. japan's honda has unveiled an eco friendly new brand for asian markets. rival nissan is showing it is popular compact car with more options to customize the interior of body color. 2012 has been a landmark year for the thai auto industry. annual production passed 2 million units. >> translator: today is the day we celebrate the great success of the local...
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during the period, afghanistan thrived as a hub for economics at the center of asia. now they want to the boost reconstruction efforts by once again -- and the railway still will be key. nhk world, kabul. >>> nurses in india are remembering one of their own. medical workers held candle light vigils for a nurse of indian origin who committed suicide in london. jacintha saldanha had been duped by a radio station. nurses gathered to perform prayers and pay tribute to saldanha. >> it's very unfortunate for a nurse who was in the peak of her career had to die in a very bad way for the royal prank played by some foolish people. >> demonstrators are urging the uk to release the body of saldanha who was of indian origin so her family can perform final rites. they are also demanding efforts by authorities to look into the cause of the incident. >> we are joined here to pray for jacintha's family. a proper investigation has to be done. it is a major issue. it can't be left as it is. >> two australian radio deejays impersonated queen elizabeth ii in a recorded call which was lat
during the period, afghanistan thrived as a hub for economics at the center of asia. now they want to the boost reconstruction efforts by once again -- and the railway still will be key. nhk world, kabul. >>> nurses in india are remembering one of their own. medical workers held candle light vigils for a nurse of indian origin who committed suicide in london. jacintha saldanha had been duped by a radio station. nurses gathered to perform prayers and pay tribute to saldanha. >>...
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during the period, afghanistan thrived as a hub for economics at the center of asia. now they want to the boost reconstruction efforts by once again -- and the railway still will be key. nhk world, kabul. >>> nurses in india are remembering one of their own. medical workers held candle light vigils for a nurse of indian origin who committed suicide in london. jacintha saldanha had been duped by a radio station. nurses gathered to perform prayers and pay tribute to saldanha. >> it's very unfortunate for a nurse who was in the peak of her career had to die in a very bad way for the royal prank played by some foolish people. >> demonstrators are urging the uk to release the body of saldanha who was of indian origin so her family can perform final rites. they are also demanding efforts by authorities to look into the cause of the incident. >> we are joined here to pray for jacintha's family. a proper investigation has to be done. it is a major issue. it can't be left as it is. >> two australian radio deejays impersonated queen elizabeth ii in a recorded call which was lat
during the period, afghanistan thrived as a hub for economics at the center of asia. now they want to the boost reconstruction efforts by once again -- and the railway still will be key. nhk world, kabul. >>> nurses in india are remembering one of their own. medical workers held candle light vigils for a nurse of indian origin who committed suicide in london. jacintha saldanha had been duped by a radio station. nurses gathered to perform prayers and pay tribute to saldanha. >>...
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in the middle east and in the asia-pacific region. the asia-pacific region is obviously an area of growing importance to our economy and our security. in the middle east, represent continuing threats to our security as well. even after the withdrawal of troops from iraq. we have maintained a substantial military presence in the middle east. in order to deter aggression. respond to crisis, and short regional stability in the face of historic unrest and a continuing threat from iran. last week, i visited some of our troops based in kuwait, part of a robust posture that includes roughly 50,000 troops, dozens of ships, fighters, bombers, advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms. we are partnering closely with the gulf states to boost their capacity in critical areas such as missile defense and countermining which will help reduce the pressure to sustain these large deployments over the long term. i also visited an air base in turkey where i announced the deployment of the two u.s. patriot missile batteries as part
in the middle east and in the asia-pacific region. the asia-pacific region is obviously an area of growing importance to our economy and our security. in the middle east, represent continuing threats to our security as well. even after the withdrawal of troops from iraq. we have maintained a substantial military presence in the middle east. in order to deter aggression. respond to crisis, and short regional stability in the face of historic unrest and a continuing threat from iran. last week, i...
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president obama said the alliance serves as cornerstone in asia-pacific. resolving door to japanese prime minister's colson's has made it difficult for obama and those around him to cooperate substantially on any issue. they want a reliable partner, a stable government with a strong mandate that is more coherent in its policies. in short, they would like to see an end to the political volatility. >> that was nhk shin shoji from washington. >>> abe and other ldp leaders have said they want to take a tough line on china and officials in beijing are watching japan's political transition with great interest. nhk world reports from beijing. >> reporter: china state-run media closely followed japan's lower house election race and how the outcome would affect bilateral relations. china television sounded the alarm that japan may shift to the right. it cited the ldp's pledge of amending the constitution to give self-defense forces more power. the communist party's official newspaper commented on the election in an editorial. it said, bilateral relations will eithe
president obama said the alliance serves as cornerstone in asia-pacific. resolving door to japanese prime minister's colson's has made it difficult for obama and those around him to cooperate substantially on any issue. they want a reliable partner, a stable government with a strong mandate that is more coherent in its policies. in short, they would like to see an end to the political volatility. >> that was nhk shin shoji from washington. >>> abe and other ldp leaders have said...
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all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou
all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a...
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elsewhere across eastern asia, fairly quiet on the continent. but we have been dealing with a couple of low-pressure systems in japan to the north. an additional 120 millimeters of rain is likely in hokkaido. that could very rapidly melt the snow that's there. when that happens, flooding, mudslides, and also landslides are a big concern. it's also going to be very windy up here, so strong, gusty winds for hokkaido but also for the sea of japan side of northern honshu. we've also got another round of wet weather coming from wednesday, so something else to look forward to in the next few days. now, temperatures are dropping toward the north. just around the freezing point in seoul as well as beijing with minus 21 for the high in ulan bator. shanghai also cooling down to just 11 degrees, and tokyo expecting 10 tomorrow. all right. let's head now into europe. very patchy around here. this is extremely unstable across much of the continent. when i pull back the clouds, you'll see what i'm talking act. we've got low-pressure systems just dotted around
elsewhere across eastern asia, fairly quiet on the continent. but we have been dealing with a couple of low-pressure systems in japan to the north. an additional 120 millimeters of rain is likely in hokkaido. that could very rapidly melt the snow that's there. when that happens, flooding, mudslides, and also landslides are a big concern. it's also going to be very windy up here, so strong, gusty winds for hokkaido but also for the sea of japan side of northern honshu. we've also got another...
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so this may be the shift to asia to point out. at the time when you had to shift, our friends in europe said you're going to neglect us. is there, at that point i don't think it was a fair comparison because i didn't feel that american resources were stretched to such a point there was a zero-sum game between one part of the world. but this is now being presented like it is a zero-sum game. like, you can't do it all. we had an atlantic cover story weaselly that wasn't about foreign policy. the title was why women still can't have it all. but it does -- can america still have it all? and in the way, has framed that, the answer is no, that there are limits. >> steve, even as we rebalanced to the asia-pacific we have continued are deep engagement with the region, other countries just as if, there's one example in our defense strategic guidance put out in january talked about having to become a net provider of security. i think you see that over the last couple of decades, and you see ongoing today. we will continue to be engaged in a
so this may be the shift to asia to point out. at the time when you had to shift, our friends in europe said you're going to neglect us. is there, at that point i don't think it was a fair comparison because i didn't feel that american resources were stretched to such a point there was a zero-sum game between one part of the world. but this is now being presented like it is a zero-sum game. like, you can't do it all. we had an atlantic cover story weaselly that wasn't about foreign policy. the...
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to cambodia for the east asia summit. and in cambodia, one of the most important visits we had between the president and premier wen jiabao was simply put to underscore at this juncture the strongest possible determination on the part of the united states to continue the path of a productive relationship between our two sides. we look forward to working with the new chinese government, just as president obama has been re-elected. >> richard, the chinese leadership is now in place. give us a rundown on who they are and what should we expect here. >> i think the basic point of the leadership transition we've just seen has been very steady and stable. that's an achievement of itself. i mean, china still is in the early stages of institution building or finding an institutional mechanism for transference of leadership and the like. it was a conservative change in this respect. i mean, i don't want to break up individuals on the politburo standing committee into reformers and conservatives, because that's the kind of very rubb
to cambodia for the east asia summit. and in cambodia, one of the most important visits we had between the president and premier wen jiabao was simply put to underscore at this juncture the strongest possible determination on the part of the united states to continue the path of a productive relationship between our two sides. we look forward to working with the new chinese government, just as president obama has been re-elected. >> richard, the chinese leadership is now in place. give us...
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in other markets in the asia pacific region, south korea is trading a touch lower at 1,980. in australia the benchmark index is trading just a touch higher up 1/5 of a percent at 4,643. the new finance minister says the issuance of more government bonds may be needed to secure funds for the fiscal 2012 supplementary budget. his comment follows the prime minister's inauguration. >> the former government failed to pull japan out of deflation. it's important for the public to feel japan's economy has improved. >> aso said he doesn't have to abide by the ceiling of $515 billion for bond issuance set by the former government. on the issue of a consumption tax hike scheduled for april 2014, aso said in the past there was a shortfall in government revenue despite tax increases. he says he has to form budgets carefully to prevent a recurren recurrence. chief cabinet secretary yos yoshi hirasuda spoke out against the next bank of japan governor and says it should be someone to -- views on ending deflation. the current governor will step down in april when his term expires. cabinet mi
in other markets in the asia pacific region, south korea is trading a touch lower at 1,980. in australia the benchmark index is trading just a touch higher up 1/5 of a percent at 4,643. the new finance minister says the issuance of more government bonds may be needed to secure funds for the fiscal 2012 supplementary budget. his comment follows the prime minister's inauguration. >> the former government failed to pull japan out of deflation. it's important for the public to feel japan's...
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the cultural landscape of vancouver is being transformed nfences of asia. in hong kong, people are scared. it'sid-'90s, andhi outoeassercorol over the btishrotectore. it'sid-'90s, andhi wealthy milies are lookingfor. outoeassercorol one factor is distance. since aircraft f in great-circle routes, the closest mar cityn north america is actuay vancouver. pacific rim immigration is well-established cnatown.r.it hd but in the run-up to '97, there are many upscale migrants, anthey are not moving to chinatown. geogeravid leys beening the city's changing lascape. ase obsees w usere, wcaseeast side of r vancouver is essenally split intowoections. e city's divided io two halves-- west and east. the east side s always been the e city's divided io two halves-- west and east. of non-english-speaking immigrants-- some from europe, some from asia, buworking-class ople. and the landscape we see belows sis landscape of small houses, and the houses are very sie. and the landscape narrator most of the immigrant communities are cad which s siof nghoo thatrelmost concealed ben
the cultural landscape of vancouver is being transformed nfences of asia. in hong kong, people are scared. it'sid-'90s, andhi outoeassercorol over the btishrotectore. it'sid-'90s, andhi wealthy milies are lookingfor. outoeassercorol one factor is distance. since aircraft f in great-circle routes, the closest mar cityn north america is actuay vancouver. pacific rim immigration is well-established cnatown.r.it hd but in the run-up to '97, there are many upscale migrants, anthey are not moving to...
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myanmar has the geopolitical advantage of being located between india and the rest of southeast asia and has an abundance of natural resources. these factors are drawing the attention of foreign ambassadors who see the country as the last frontier in asia. but questions remain as to whether myanmar has administrative abilities to handle a sun influx of foreign investment. myanmar will serve as the chair country in 2014. in that capacity it will host key diplomatic talks such as the east asia summit where the leaders of the u.s., china and other major powers gather. the president seems eager to gloom the country's bureaucrats for the world stage and change their mindset. >>> eight years have passed since the indian ocean tsunami. it struck on december 26th of 2004 and left more than 220,000 people dead or missing. but one island had a low number of casualties. the reason can be found in music. nhk world has the details. ♪ >> reporter: the song comes from the aceh province of indonesia. it means tsunami in the local dialect. this song has been passed down for generations, ever since
myanmar has the geopolitical advantage of being located between india and the rest of southeast asia and has an abundance of natural resources. these factors are drawing the attention of foreign ambassadors who see the country as the last frontier in asia. but questions remain as to whether myanmar has administrative abilities to handle a sun influx of foreign investment. myanmar will serve as the chair country in 2014. in that capacity it will host key diplomatic talks such as the east asia...
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the asia pacific is, is a very complex region, but i believe that if we work this right, that we can continue to provide, to have a productive, generally-secure environment in the asia pacific that we've enjoyed for the last roughly about 50 or 60 years that, i think, has given rise to a lot of economic growth, a lot of democratization, a lot of things that have been good for a growing global economy and a growing, you know, humanity, growing humanity. and so i think we have the opportunity to do, to do that. and my job is to insure that that's, that's the direction we he.
the asia pacific is, is a very complex region, but i believe that if we work this right, that we can continue to provide, to have a productive, generally-secure environment in the asia pacific that we've enjoyed for the last roughly about 50 or 60 years that, i think, has given rise to a lot of economic growth, a lot of democratization, a lot of things that have been good for a growing global economy and a growing, you know, humanity, growing humanity. and so i think we have the opportunity to...
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and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael goodwin he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london do you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it misleads people into thinking that once you run out of water whatever that means you then automatically reach for a kalashnikov and go to war waters we have seen over the past forty years at least if not more is that when people run out of water that is they haven't got enough water to raise the food that they need at home they're not no longer self-sufficient they then reach for trade because trade is quiet and invisible it doesn't raise any politics a country all the twenty countries of the middle east and many other countries in the world and all the countries in europe except france can easily move into dependence on imported food which has huge volumes of g
and environment at king's college london and in washington we cross to michael goodwin he is a south asia associate at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in any time one twenty five go to you first in london do you like the term water wars because it's used a lot in media. it sounds good because it's a literal served want to wars but in fact it misleads people into thinking that once you run out of water...
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in south asia the core has been seriously degraded. without a doubt bin laden's departure from the scene was the most important milestone in the fight against al qaeda. the removal of aq's founder was a testament to the work of countless intelligence and counselor terrorism professionals across the government. that operation further demonstrated as never before the extraordinary proficiency our military and intelligence communities have achieved in the realm of counterterrorism. and someone who had been director for counterterrorism at the white house in the late '90s i have to say that the leap in capability was nothing short astonishing. it was not just bin laden, he removed more than twenty of the top thirty leaders. now the core finds it difficult to raise money, train recruits and plan attacks outside of the region. in yemen, the fight against al qaeda and the arabian peninsula is a work in progress. it i'm glad to say the trend lines lines are positive. in particular, the resolve of president and the people made a major differenc
in south asia the core has been seriously degraded. without a doubt bin laden's departure from the scene was the most important milestone in the fight against al qaeda. the removal of aq's founder was a testament to the work of countless intelligence and counselor terrorism professionals across the government. that operation further demonstrated as never before the extraordinary proficiency our military and intelligence communities have achieved in the realm of counterterrorism. and someone who...
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continuing to grow, asia continuing to grow, not just china, but other parts of asia. india is a big percentage growth of a very small business and then parts of the middle east very strong. europe is much stronger for obvious reasons. but i think we have nice balance of growth around the world. >> so just on the middle east, i'm assuming that business in most areas of the middle east has been quite tough here over the past two years especially or are you seeing pockets continuing to grow despite the -- >> yeah. so uae in saudi has been very strong. but clearly egypt and places like syria have been affected. and we've defer natalie seen a reduction in the market. but less growth than we've seen in the past. but i think, again, over time, it's a wealthy part of the world. >> there's speculation that you could be selling somewhere in the region of $2 billion worth of assets in hong kong, london, new york, paris. are you? >> no, no. too much speculation. we have on the market a slight hiccup in that process where we've gone with one party, we're now going to go back out t
continuing to grow, asia continuing to grow, not just china, but other parts of asia. india is a big percentage growth of a very small business and then parts of the middle east very strong. europe is much stronger for obvious reasons. but i think we have nice balance of growth around the world. >> so just on the middle east, i'm assuming that business in most areas of the middle east has been quite tough here over the past two years especially or are you seeing pockets continuing to grow...